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On Weather, Climate, And The Contest Between ACT And NZF For The Braindead Vote
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 12:52 pm | Gordon Campbell
As the wild weather rages, and once-in-a-century storms and floods become seasonal events, Mark Mitchell, the country’s Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, still seems locked into a purely reactive, ‘send an ambulance” response. More >>
On The Threat To The Winter Olympics From Climate Change
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 12:42 pm | Gordon Campbell
This week, Superbowl football and the Winter Olympics have both served to illustrate the massive role that professional sport now plays in modern life. More >>
On The West’s Indifference To The Carnage In Iran
Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 12:50 pm | Gordon Campbell
The mullahs in Iran must be feeling very pleased with themselves. They have just carried out versions of the Tiannenmen Square Massacre over and over again, in towns and cities right across the country. More >>
On The Not Good, Very Bad, Terrible Unemployment Figures
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 12:53 pm | Gordon Campbell
As the unemployment rate hits 5.4%, the highest jobless rate in a decade, PM Christopher Luxon may be regretting his choice of “Fixing the Basics, Building the Future” as his party’s campaign slogan this year. More >>
On The Secret Pact On Rare Earth Minerals, And The India FTA
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
Drill and dig, baby. The week began with the coalition government giving an Australian mining company the green light for an open cast gold mine in central Otago. Things then got even worse. More >>
On Selling The Recovery Mirage, And Wolf Parade
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 12:54 pm | Gordon Campbell
If the economy was an apartment building, the recovery would be the party that’s beginning to kick off in the penthouse flat, while everyone else in the building is trying to get some sleep before the daily grind starts again. More >>
On The Winston Peters Revival, And Canada’s Blueprint For A New World Order
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 12:51 pm | Gordon Campbell
Currently, the opinion polls indicate that Peters is benefitting from the disenchantment with National & Labour. The fact so many people are turning to this reactionary figure is a sign of the nation’s desperation, & its capacity for self-harm. More >>
On New Zealand’s Readiness To Prostrate Itself Before King Donald
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
New Zealand likes to portray itself as a steadfast champion of international law. (We’re the brave little country that stands up for what’s right). In reality, we repeatedly make exceptions for Washington and Israel. More >>
On The Selling Out Of Iran
Monday, 19 January 2026, 12:48 pm | Gordon Campbell
First Venezuela, then Iran. In its modern versions of gunboat diplomacy, the United States is willing to weaken a terrible regime, but not to replace it. More >>
On The Overweening Vanity Of Winston Peters
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 12:40 pm | Gordon Campbell
Plainly, age had not mellowed the ability of Winston Peters to take offence on grounds not visible to ordinary mortals. Yesterday, Peters felt so miffed by an imaginary slight that he delivered a public dressing down to RBNZ governor Anna Breman. More >>
On Frank Gehry’s Lost Vision For Te Papa
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 12:54 pm | Gordon Campbell
On December 5th, Frank Gehry died at the age of 96. That’s a reason to recall one of the great wasted opportunities in New Zealand’s cultural history. More >>
On The Uniquely Odd Aspects Of The US Attack On Venezuela
Thursday, 8 January 2026, 12:41 pm | Gordon Campbell
The extremely weird nature of the US assault on Venezuela is becoming more apparent by the day. This hasn’t been the usual US imperial conquest where one regime gets kicked out. More >>
On The US Attack On Venezuela
Monday, 5 January 2026, 1:36 pm | Gordon Campbell
In the wake of Winston Peters lame response to the US attack on Venezuela, its almost enough to make one yearn for the good old days when Murray McCully was our Foreign Minister. More >>
On GDP Growth, And Other Holiday Diversions
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 12:58 pm | Gordon Campbell
No one likes being a downer at Christmas time, so...as we look forward into 2026, we can all agree that some economic growth is better than no economic growth at all. That said, did Christmas come early for you? More >>
On The Wisdom Of Driving Faster Up An Economic Cul De Sac, And The Bondi Aftermath
Thursday, 18 December 2025, 12:49 pm | Gordon Campbell
Tomorrow is a long time, as Bob Dylan once said, and while Dylan wasn’t singing about our prospects of economic recovery, the mood of frustrated anticipation seems apt. More >>
On Why The State Wants To Regulate How Children Play
Monday, 15 December 2025, 5:26 pm | Gordon Campbell
Nothing can help us better understand a wildly contentious issue than having someone from the ultra-right debate someone from the extreme right as to what the truest, bluest policies should be on tax, debt and government spending. More >>
On The Shrinking Lack Of Alternatives Here, And In The US
Friday, 12 December 2025, 2:05 pm | Gordon Campbell
Nicola Willis vs Ruth Richardson? Alien vs Predator ? Thankfully, everyone may now be having second thoughts. We all deserve better than a contest between these two over who can be the most socially tone-deaf advocate for small government. More >>
On Why Christmas Spending Is Starting To Feel Like A Scam
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 5:18 pm | Gordon Campbell
Mother's Day, Father's Day...there are a couple of other occasions when shopping is mobilised to express love and appreciation. Christmas, however, is still far and away the biggest faux-sacred, family-based shopping festival of them all. More >>
On Our Reneging On Climate Change, And Labour’s Chronic Evasiveness
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 1:17 pm | Gordon Campbell
Politicians are often urged to reach consensus on certain issues, so that everything doesn’t just flip back again when there’s a change of government. Unfortunately, these calls for consensus are often made with regard to a controversial policy. More >>
On The Rates Cap Gambit, And Chile’s Dire Future
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 1:33 pm | Gordon Campbell
The notion that local councils have been systematically extravagant is a myth. The vast bulk of council budgets is already being spent on core services (roading, water infrastructure etc) that have been sharply increasing in cost. More >>
